Ian King (English cricketer)
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| Full name | Ian Metcalfe King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1931 Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952–1955 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Metcalfe King (10 November 1931 – 31 March 2020) was an English
King attended Hanley Castle Grammar School, where he captained the First XI.[2] He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Kent in the 1952 County Championship. He made 52 further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Essex in the 1955 County Championship.[3]
He took 95 wickets for Warwickshire at an average of 26.94, with best figures of 5/59 against Essex in 1954.[4][5] This season was also his most successful for Warwickshire, with King maintaining a regular starting place throughout that season. He took 71 wickets at an average of 23.84 in that season.[6] A tailend batsman, King scored 345 runs at an average of 8.21, with a high score of 29 not out.[7] King left Warwickshire at the end of the 1956 season.
He joined Essex in 1957, making his first-class debut for the county against
References
- ^ "IAN METCALFE KING Deceased". Winsford Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Harry Gee, "Round the Counties", The Cricketer, 9 August 1952, p. 338.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Ian King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Ian King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Essex, 1954 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Ian King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ian King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Ian King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
External links
- Ian King at ESPNcricinfo
- Ian King at CricketArchive